17:04
Advantage Zverev
Once the two have already played against each other and Zverev has good memories of this duel. Last year, the German won in three sets in the second round of the US Open against Muller. The two duel on sand for the first time today.
17:03
Zverev “still very confident”
Despite his latest result crisis, Alexander Zverev was optimistic about the tournament in Munich. “We are now where we are. I am still very confident that I will play well for the next few weeks now and hopefully,” said the Hamburger before the tournament start and added: “I think I will get out of the phase. I think that I will start playing better and better.”
16:54
Muller on the way up
With Alexandre Muller, Zverev got a hard chunk at the start. The Frenchman is steadily listed on the way up and for the first time in the top 40 in the world. In the current season, the 28-year-old celebrated his first title on the ATP tour at the 250s in Hong Kong and then also reached his first 500 final in Rio de Janeiro. In Monte Carlo, Muller recently won his opening match, but then had to give up Daniil Medvedev in three sets.
16:51
Zverev wants to go back to the road to success
Little has gone together at Alexander Zverev since the final in the Australian Open. On his South America tour, the 27-year-old never went out about the quarter-finals and at the last three Masters appearances in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, Zverev won two victories. At the start of the clay court season there was recently a first round against the Italian Matteo Berrettini. Now the Hamburger, who, through Carlos Alcaraz’s tournament in Monte Carlo, wants to fall back to the world rankings in Monte Carlo, find the road to success on home and triumph for the third time after 2017 and 2018 in Munich.
16:50
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the ATP-500 event in Munich! Germany’s number one Alexander Zverev meets the Frenchman Alexandre Muller in round one. In about 20 minutes it starts on the Center Court!